A Celebration of Life · Saturday, October 3, 2026
RICHARD P. HERMAN
Educator, Adventurer, Pied Piper · 1938 – 2026
We are gathering at camp on Saturday, October 3, 2026, to celebrate Richard Herman’s life. We’ll enjoy time together - on the deck, at the waterfront, at the campfire - and above all, we’ll gather to share memories of Richard.
Coming and staying over? Start with RSVP to attend. You can claim your bunk in the same form.
Read his obituary, written by his daughter Melissa.
Stay the night
There are 130 beds in the cabins and dorms.
First come, first served. If you want one, please reserve it now. Also, remember to bring a sleeping bag, fitted sheet, a pillow, and a towel if you need one.
9 of 130 bunks still available
121 confirmed
In their words
What people are saying about Richard
Hundreds of campers, counselors and colleagues have written in. Here are some of their voices.
Richard was a risk taker and creative problem solver who inspired many people to test their limits and live their ideals. When people pitched ideas to him, his typical response was "why not?" When he hired people, he trusted them to make good decisions and supported them in making "good trouble", to quote John Lewis, a…
My dad loved Bob Franke's question: What can you do with your days? And Franke's answer: Let your dreams bind your work to your play. Franke thought folk songs should travel. Someone hears one, carries it somewhere new, changes it, and makes it their own. Dad's ideas were his folk songs. International Friendship Camp…
Thinking about Richard over the past couple of weeks as all the well-deserved tributes continue to flow in. He was a pioneer who was a product of his time and simultaneously ahead of his time. I remember so clearly that evening 65 years ago when he came to my parents’ house in Newton with his banjo and a set of slides…
Today was Sunday Morning Meeting here at camp. At the end we played Give Yourself to Love, then Old Blue Heron, before kids moved onto the deck for brunch. A few campers and staff stayed behind to listen to camp songs — Circle Game, I'll Fly Away, Iowa. And as the last song played, a blue heron flew past the…
Have photographs, film or a recording of him? Add them to the archive. Most of the best pictures of him are in other people’s boxes.